GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| grate | grating |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| sheer | unqualified |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |